Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015

gebbel

Right lets go win another trophy.....

MonsterCookie

COYG!!!

gosplan

Right, I say start Walcott up front. He could win it early.

No point keeping him in the bench. If Villa get to 60 mins and we need a goal, they'll be sitting back and keeping it tight.

If we were playing a better, more defensive team, I'd be looking to start Giroud.

Spanish Johnny

Giroud for me. Great article by Tim Stilman on Arseblog....Ramsey works way better with Giroud...And there can be little doubt that Rambo will start and it will be from the right.

Also noted that Theo will either win ya the game with an unbelievable performance like last Sunday or be anonymous. I think we can read way to much into a meaningless game against a team that didn't care last week.

Expecting another very tough day like Wigan, Hull and Reading. We can talk til the cows come home about hammering them twice this year and how we are way better but these occasions are one in a lifetime for a lot of these Villa players and it's going to be incredibly, incredibly difficult.

I hope Szcezny is in goal and think we will start the 'regular' team from the good run we were on.

Theo and Jack to have impact from the bench and hopefully the last sub is a luxury one.

Can't see us not scoring but we will concede also. 2-1...Giroud and Ramsey.

Drexel

Spanish Johnny wrote: »

Giroud for me. Great article by Tim Stilman on Arseblog....Ramsey works way better with Giroud...And there can be little doubt that Rambo will start and it will be from the right.

Also noted that Theo will either win ya the game with an unbelievable performance like last Sunday or be anonymous. I think we can read way to much into a meaningless game against a team that didn't care last week.

Expecting another very tough day like Wigan, Hull and Reading. We can talk til the cows come home about hammering them twice this year and how we are way better but these occasions are one in a lifetime for a lot of these Villa players and it's going to be incredibly, incredibly difficult.

I hope Szcezny is in goal and think we will start the 'regular' team from the good run we were on.

Theo and Jack to have impact from the bench and hopefully the last sub is a luxury one.

Can't see us not scoring but we will concede also. 2-1...Giroud and Ramsey.

Good summary! Exactly what I'm thinking.

Could be a disaster for me today, I may miss some of the match. Let's hope not

Come on the gunners!!!

Alfred Borden

Benteke to score first early on but Giroud to win it hopefully. Get the feeling there might be an unlikely hero somewhere for us today.

stuchyg

Getting excited now. She wore, she wore

Patser

Good luck to ye all today from all us over at the Villa thread. We're hoping to sneak it, or at least make it a great game.

Villa under Sherwood have an optimistic approach but are as equally capable of collapsing like the 6-1 to Southampton as to tearing Liverpool apart (which doesn't seem that much of a feat considering their finish)

Oranage2

Ospinna and Giroud would be my prediction.

Wenger dropped Synz after the keepers father had a go at the club last time so I reckon Wenger won't play him.

Same with Walcott, whatever lesson the manager is trying to teach him won't be changed by the fa cup.

gosplan

Spanish Johnny wrote: »

Giroud for me. Great article by Tim Stilman on Arseblog....Ramsey works way better with Giroud...And there can be little doubt that Rambo will start and it will be from the right.

Also noted that Theo will either win ya the game with an unbelievable performance like last Sunday or be anonymous. I think we can read way to much into a meaningless game against a team that didn't care last week.

Expecting another very tough day like Wigan, Hull and Reading. We can talk til the cows come home about hammering them twice this year and how we are way better but these occasions are one in a lifetime for a lot of these Villa players and it's going to be incredibly, incredibly difficult.

I hope Szcezny is in goal and think we will start the 'regular' team from the good run we were on.

Theo and Jack to have impact from the bench and hopefully the last sub is a luxury one.

Can't see us not scoring but we will concede also. 2-1...Giroud and Ramsey.

Agree with much of what you say but it's a general take on it.

Today is the final and today, Giroud is bang out of form. We haven't scored any goals for a month that weren't the work of theo.

That said, our barren patch might be over, who knows?

Sh*tballs...

Have to be somewhere at 7.30 tonight. If it goes to ET/penos I'll miss them.

No way around it. I am tormented about what to do. Do I watch the match, knowing I could miss out on et/penos or just miss the whole thing and follow it on Arseblog? Can't even have my phone on after 7.30...

Pudders

Off to a pub in Marleybone for pre match pints. In section 109. I'll be the pissed Old lad with an Irish flag.

Come on you goners!

CatInABox

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Sh*tballs...

Have to be somewhere at 7.30 tonight. If it goes to ET/penos I'll miss them.

No way around it. I am tormented about what to do. Do I watch the match, knowing I could miss out on et/penos or just miss the whole thing and follow it on Arseblog? Can't even have my phone on after 7.30...

Watch it, and assume that we've learned our lesson from last year, and win it in the 90.

L'prof

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Sh*tballs...

Have to be somewhere at 7.30 tonight. If it goes to ET/penos I'll miss them.

No way around it. I am tormented about what to do. Do I watch the match, knowing I could miss out on et/penos or just miss the whole thing and follow it on Arseblog? Can't even have my phone on after 7.30...

Just watch it. I'm confident that one way or the other there'll me no extra time. Enjoy it.

Quazzie

BBC's idea of coverage for an Aston Villa final versus Arsenal is interviewing Michael Owen regarding his goals that beat Arsenal in the final.

****. :mad:

CatInABox

All right, I'm now in the mode where I have to leave this thread, getting too excited now, and reading anything about it is just going to stress me out!

See you all on the other side.

COYG!!

Spanish Johnny

Quazzie wrote: »

BBC's idea of coverage for an Aston Villa final versus Arsenal is interviewing Michael Owen regarding his goals that beat Arsenal in the final.

****. :mad:

Although overall...BBC's coverage today has been excellent. Really great to have the day dedicated to it again. And I guess ya can't fill 7 hours with all Arsenal and Villa stuff either.

Marcus Antonius

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnPaOi6F4wc

For the day that's in it. Not going to be an easy game today. Think 2-1/3-1 would be a fair prediction. Can't believe that PaddyPower have Villa at 5/1! Anyway lets hope we get a comfortable victory in normal time as I don't think my heart would take extra time like last year!

emmetlego

Well lads, I won't be able to see it at all. Totally unavoidable, and I'm very p1553d off about it...

However, I am going to watch it in full tomorrow I hope. So to you all, enjoy it, roar them on for me... Hope I open this thread later tonight to see lots of smiley emoticons!

Come On You Gunners!!!!!

extra gravy

https://twitter.com/GarethBale11/status/604604904997560320

This has wound a few people up :pac:

Bobby Baccala

Thought the road to the fa cup final with Gary Lineker was great, very well put together

greendom

extra gravy wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GarethBale11/status/604604904997560320

This has wound a few people up :pac:

Odd !?

Drexel

greendom wrote: »

Odd !?

That must mean he is signing for us in the summer :pac:


People say the FA cup isnt important anymore but its a final and I cant wait.

Pierce_1991

greendom wrote: »

Odd !?

Could understand him wishing Ramsey good luck, but Theo??

Pierce_1991

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

Could understand him wishing Ramsey good luck, but Theo??

Southampton?

extra gravy

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

Could understand him wishing Ramsey good luck, but Theo??

Didn't they come through the youth system at Southampton together? They've probably stayed friends since.

greendom

Ahh, not so odd then ! Nerves really building now. Tried to keep busy during the morning but struggling now

Alfred Borden

If we can keep Benteke and Delph quiet we are sorted but easier said than done. Gabby against Per could be tough. Think Giroud has to start to cope with their aerial ability.

Spanish Johnny

Imagine if they made it simple for us fans...imagine not being nervous after 60 mins of a big Arsenal game....imagine being 3 up at that mark....nope me either:)

BBC hats off....it's been a great days viewing so far.

Anyway...enjoy or bear this as best he can folks! Irrespective of what team lines out let's hope we are happy people come 8ish or so. Enjoy...COYG

AdamD

Theo and Bale were roommates iirc

efb

Invited my Spurs bestie and her Villa gf over for the match!

What did she wear?

She wore! She wore! She wore a yellow ribbon!
She wore a yellow ribbon in the merry month of May,
And when! I asked! Oh why she wore that ribbon!
She said its for the Arsenal and we're going to Wembley!
Wembley! Wembley!
We're the famous Arsenal and we're going to Wembley.
Wembley! Wembley!
We're the famous Arsenal and we're going to Wembley.

Ol' Donie

Bloody football.

I'm absolutely confident we'll win - all of our players and our manager are better than their's.

But I have a sick feeling in my stomach. Jesus, I really hope we don't do an Arsenal.

Szcz, Gibbs and Giroud all play?

We are going to do an Arsenal, aren't we? :-(

Edit: Just got that off Ger Gilroy, who then said it wasn't confirmed. :-D

efb

@Arsenal: .@Arsenal team to play Villa: Szczesny, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis, Walcott

Alfred Borden

Cant believe Walcott is playing, not in a bad way but thought he might have been loyal to Giroud.

Spanish Johnny

efb wrote: »

@Arsenal: .@Arsenal team to play Villa: Szczesny, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis, Walcott

Happy for Ches! Thought he would go with Giroud...happy for Theo though too...light it up Theo...huge vote of confidence from the manager in him.

greendom

Giroud with an allergy ?

What's he allergic too ?

emmetlego

Brave call from Wenger

efb

greendom wrote: »

Giroud with an allergy ?

What's he allergic too ?

Hayfever pollen

Mr Blobby

greendom wrote: »

Giroud with an allergy ?

What's he allergic too ?

Unkept hair.

emergingstar

Wenger must be serious about developing walcott through the centre massive support from
The boss startinb him today

Alfred Borden

That team is designed to score early, the longer we go without a goal, the more Walcott will frustrate. Giroud to win it from the bench.

efb

Show us your tats Tim!

efb

Standing to attention in heels to hail Queen Panti! :-P

tayto lover

efb wrote: »

Standing to attention I heels to hail Queen Panti! :-P

Feck off.

efb

tayto lover wrote: »

Feck off.

Lol

5star02707

COYG!!!

HazDanz

Stat from Opta via BBC: "Alexis Sánchez has been involved in 36 goals this season for Arsenal (all comps), a club-high since Van Persie in 2011/12 (42). Class."

What a man.

gebbel

25 years a gunner and I'm very very proud!!! COYG. Pride and delight for Arsene. Specialist in breaking records!!!

Mr.Micro

Top drawer stuff from Arsenal. Well done. A massive result.

Patser

Congrats lads, sorry we offered so little our side.